A year after Mamdani, Democratic socialists win big in the midterms

Republicans tried to make the “socialist” label a liability, but Tuesday’s results suggest the tactic fell flat.

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Democratic socialists won major races across the country in Tuesday’s midterm elections, a year after Zohran Mamdani’s unprecedented victory in New York City.

Big-city mayors

Nithya Raman, a Los Angeles City Council member who entered the race late, is projected to unseat Mayor Karen Bass — who is also a former ally. Raman belong…